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CASE48935: Nativity for Evington (PERSON30263)

Question asked by Sir James Evington (PERSON30260) on 9 June 1619 at 20:00

RN Sr Iames Evingtons daughtr nata ☾ h. 7. 30 p m. feb 3. 16i5 very costive & always bound 3 or 4 days at a tyes {sic} & comoly {sic} 2 days not sick yet a bad stomacke & very leane

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 235, f. 35v (bottom left part of page)

Sir James Evington (PERSON30260)Evington (PERSON30263)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Constipation )

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Stomach)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Wasting (Lean)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Astrological Chart

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CASE54267: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Longueville (PERSON32776)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39453) on 23 May 1622 at 11:00

RN Mr Rob. Longevill at litle Billing 4 y next nydsomer {sic}. may. 23. {illeg}|♃|. h. 11. ant m 1622. had the measles. cane {sic} out on his face & body. well.

but the child is ill. & feaverish & costive sinc sonday.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 121r (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON39453)Mr Robert Longueville (PERSON32776)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Measles)

Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck (Face)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Torso)

Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fevers, chills and sweating (Fever)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Constipation )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment

Cite this as: Lauren Kassell, Michael Hawkins, Robert Ralley, John Young, Joanne Edge, Janet Yvonne Martin-Portugues, and Natalie Kaoukji (eds.), The casebooks of Simon Forman and Richard Napier, 1596–1634: a digital edition, https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/search?f12-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f13-patient-age-band=000-009%3A%3A4;f14-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AConstipation, accessed 19 March 2025.

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